Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Adolescent development
- Risk taking behaviours
- Alcohol, drug use and crime
- Adolescent trauma and mental health problems
- Prevention and harm reduction interventions
- Randomised and quasi-experimental trials
- Advanced quantitative methods and longitudinal research
Public outreach & key achievements
•Associate Editor, Journal of Adolescence
•Vice Chair, ASCERT
Research students
| PhD Title | The Impact of State Intervention on the Work of Community-Based Restorative Justice Projects in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Lauren Hogg |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | A Cognitive Behavioural perspective of emotional distress after a relationship breakup |
| Name | Sylvia Buet Gonzalez, |
| Country | Spain |
| PhD Title | An exploration of Prison Officer Types in the Irish Prison Service |
| Name | Sinéad Meade |
| Country | Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | A Family system perspective of teenage cannabis use |
| Name | Dr Claire Cole |
| Year of Study | 2014 - 2017 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Research Analyst - Ireland, Lambert Smith Hampton |
| PhD Title | Delinquent behaviour between the ages of 11-16 years: A secondary analysis of the Belfast Youth Development Study |
| Name | Dr Jaclyn Harron |
| Year of Study | 2009 - 2012 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Data Analyst – Allstate Northern Ireland |
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation
- Queen’s Q-Step Centre